ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,096, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Nant Holdings IP LLC (Culver City, Calif.).

"Hydrophobic concrete and asphalt" was invented by Patrick Soon-Shiong (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making superhydrophobic concrete includes creating a mixture, wherein the mixture comprises aragonite and/or graphene, and heating the mixture to a temperature between 500deg C. and 2,500deg C., then drying the mixture, and, optionally, adding the mixture to concrete."

The patent was filed on Nov. 14, 2024, under Application No. 18/948,108.

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